Public spaces throughout Squamish will soon be transformed into permanent works of art thanks to a new public art project.
The Squamish Murals Project will see installations in four Squamish locations: the BC Hydro box at Loggers Lane and Finch Drive, the pressure reducing valve (PRV) station located at Guilford and Clarke Drive, the Squamish Public Library children’s area walls and three vacant walls at Brennan Park Recreation Centre.
“This is a great opportunity for artists to have their work on permanent display and participate in the enhancement of our public spaces,”said Maciek Walentowiz, vice-chair of the District’s public art select committee. “Consideration will be given to design originality, location specific themes and suitability of materials and techniques. We’re looking forward to reviewing the proposals.”
Submissions will be reviewed by members of the public art select committee, a group of local artists and residents, as well as the mayor and District staff. This is the third project launched by the committee that was formed to help guide the public art policy, make recommendations for future public art funding and adjudicate or select public art competitions and commissions.
Last year’s Connecting Squamish Neighbourhoods project saw the installation of three steel salmon sculptures by Squamish-based artist Christina Nick.
Applications, available at squamish.ca/public-art, are due March 20. The murals are slated to be complete by May.
